OPERATION CROSSROADS The underwater Baker atomic nuclear explosion on Bikini Atoll on 25 July 1946 - see description below

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This test and the previous aerial ABLE test on 1 July were designed to investigate the effects of nuclear weapons on ships. This photo was taken from a tower on Bikini Island some 5.6 km (3.5 miles) distant

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